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  • David Phillips
    Editor and Chief
    David Phillips is a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, oversees the daily updating of news stories and assigns, edits and contributes feature material for inRacingNews.com.
  • Chris Hall
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Chris Hall has been writing since the nineties and moved into motorsports reporting in 2005, covering series such as ALMS, British GT, FIA GT, Le Mans and 2CV racing for Full Throttle magazine, Motorsport.com, The-Paddock.net, GTGateway.com, L' Endurance and, of course, inRacingNews. During 2008 and 2009, he worked with the RSS Performance Porsche Carrera Cup Team (and former British GT(C) champions) as a data engineer for a variety of drivers and models of 997s.
  • Jameson Spies
    Contributing Writer
    19 years old, Jameson Spies lives in Quartz Hill, California. He grew-up surrounded by racing. His mother raced late models throughout Southern California while his father built and setup the car. Not surprisingly, Jameson began racing go-karts at the age of 13, and is now racing Spec Trucks at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He has a passion about all forms of racing and hopes to make a career out of it.
  • Jason Lofing
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Jason is 21 years old and was born and raised in Elk Grove. California. A big time NASCAR fan, he hasn’t missed a race on Sunday in years. Lofing is also a huge San Fransisco Giants fan and tries to take in at least a couple games a year. Other than sim racing, his biggest (and far more expensive!) hobby is photography. Although he is rather new to sim racing, Lofing has already accomplished some pretty impressive results, qualifying for the 2011 iRacing Oval Pro Series in Season 1, 2011, winning the inaugural Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge and finishing runner-up in the second one.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
    My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
  • Katier Scott
    Contributing Writer
    I am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
    I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
  • Dylan Sharman
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I'm studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.

    I've always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I've won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
  • Nathan Aljoe
    Contributing Writer
    Nathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.

    When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
  • Austin Hartenfels
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.

    As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
  • Jordan Hightower
    Contributing Writer
    Jordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
  • Scott Kelly
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.

    Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
  • Kenneth O'Keefe
    Contributing Writer
    Kenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.

    O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
  • Chris Owens
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.

    I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
  • George Wood
    Contributing Writer
    After beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.

Andretti quickest on day three at Indy

May 14th, 2013

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Andretti quickest on day three at Indy

Marco Andretti edged Helio Castroneves to claim the quickest time at Indianpolis Motor Speedway as practice for the Indy 500 reached the end of its third day. Both drivers tipped into the 225mph range for the first time this year, with Andretti taking the honours with a 225.100mph average, just 0.025mph quicker than the time set by three-time Indy winner Castroneves.

Pedrosa, Marquez tip Rossi for success

January 25th, 2013

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Pedrosa, Marquez tip Rossi for success

Honda riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa believe Valentino Rossi will be competitive on his return to Yamaha for the 2013 MotoGP season. Rossi is returning to the Japanese manufacturer after two unsuccessful seasons with Ducati, with which the Italian failed to win a race and scored just three podium finishes

Kristoffersson heads Audi domination

October 6th, 2012

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Johan Kristoffersson will start Sunday’s first International Superstars Series race at Vallelunga from pole position, as Audi continued to dominate in Rome. It took the KMS Audi driver just seven minutes to set the tone of the half-hour qualifying session, his best of 1m40.039 enduring a 23-minute stint at the top to earn the Swede pole position. The only genuine challenger was Audi Sport Italia’s Gianni Morbidelli, but even the veteran could not topple Kristoffersson’s time.

BMW thrilled with DTM comeback form

June 29th, 2012

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BMW thrilled with DTM comeback form

The man behind Bruno Spengler’s surprise push for the 2012 DTM title says that BMW’s superb early-season form has left the manufacturer very satisfied with its comeback season in the championship. Charly Lamm, whose Schnitzer Motorsport outfit ran Spengler to a victory in only the manufacturer’s second race back in the series since 1992, said that expectations have been raised in the races that have followed. “If someone had told us a few months ago we would have a win, a second place and a pole position to our name after just four races, I would have told them they were mad,” said the veteran team boss

Tyre change throws Cup race open

June 17th, 2012

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Tyre change throws Cup race open

NASCAR Sprint Cup teams face an unpredictable race on Sunday at Michigan after briefly testing the tyres they will race on, following Goodyear’s call to change the left-side specification due to blistering issues. Many teams struggled to get the balance right during an additional practice session that NASCAR scheduled for Saturday afternoon in order to give competitors the chance to sample a harder left-side tyre.

Kristofferson takes maiden victory

April 22nd, 2012

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Kristofferson takes maiden victory

Johan Kristoffersson turned his first International Superstars Series pole position into his first win, with a thrilling race one victory at Imola. The young Swede led every lap of the 25-minute timed race, but he did not have things his own way.

Vickers enjoys strong Cup return

March 19th, 2012

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Vickers enjoys strong Cup return

Brian Vickers enjoyed a great comeback to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Michael Waltrip Racing, leading plenty of laps and finishing fifth at Bristol.

Kanaan: Barrichello can fight for title

March 2nd, 2012

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Kanaan: Barrichello can fight for title

Rubens Barrichello can fight for race wins and the IndyCar championship in his first season, according to his veteran team-mate Tony Kanaan.

Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham

February 17th, 2012

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Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham

Vitaly Petrov will race with the Caterham team during the 2012 season, taking Jarno Trulli’s place at the squad, it was confirmed on Friday. The Russian had been linked with the outfit for several weeks despite the veteran Italian having a contract with the team he had raced for since the 2010 season. Petrov was left without a racing drive after Renault – now Lotus – signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for the 2012 season

Bayne stays on at Wood Brothers

January 6th, 2012

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Bayne stays on at Wood Brothers

Last year’s shock Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne will continue to race for the Wood Brothers team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2012, the team has announced. Bayne shot to stardom at the start of 2011 when he won the biggest race of the season as a rookie.

Rapax: Young driver line-up cost us

December 29th, 2011

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Rapax: Young driver line-up cost us

Former GP2 championship-winning team Rapax believes that its decision to take an inexperienced line-up in 2011 led to its fall down the grid. The Italian team won the championship in 2010 with Pastor Maldonado, who then graduated to Formula 1 with Williams.

Schumacher: Progress is primary target

October 14th, 2011

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Schumacher: Progress is primary target

Michael Schumacher says the most important thing for him this year is that Mercedes GP starts delivering progress on track, rather than ending the campaign ahead of his team-mate Nico Rosberg. A recent run of good form has lifted Schumacher to within three points of Rosberg in the drivers’ standings, with much interest now being stirred up on whether or not the veteran can get himself in front of his young team-mate

Ceccon to do Abu Dhabi with Coloni

October 6th, 2011

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Ceccon to do Abu Dhabi with Coloni

Auto GP champion Kevin Ceccon will return to GP2 race action with Coloni atthe end of season Abu Dhabi one-off race next month. The 18-year-old Italian made his GP2 debut with the team earlier this year, subbing for the injured Davide Rigon for four weekends with a best finish of 11th at Monaco. Ceccon returned to a GP2 cockpit for last week’s Jerez test, where he set the fifth fastest time overall.

Tambay wins as title showdown looms

October 1st, 2011

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The Auto GP title fight will go down to the wire in the final race of the season after Adrien Tambay soaked up some severe Luca Filippi pressure to win the feature race at Mugello this afternoon.

Busch sets Nationwide win record

August 27th, 2011

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Busch sets Nationwide win record

Kyle Busch reached another milestone by setting a record for NASCAR Nationwide Series career wins with his 50th at Bristol on Friday night. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver beat his team-mate Joey Logano in a close finish at the half-mile venue, breaking Mark Martin’s record of wins in the second-tier series, which the veteran held since 1997. Busch’s maiden Nationwide win came in 2004 at Richmond at the age of 19, while driving for Hendrick Motorsports

Vincini considers British F3 team

August 18th, 2011

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Vincini considers British F3 team

Roly Vincini, the founder and former owner of Formula Renault 3.5 team P1 Motorsport, has announced plans to set up a new team in 2012, potentially to run in British F3.

Barrichello set for contract talks

July 21st, 2011

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Barrichello set for contract talks

Rubens Barrichello is set for contract talks with Williams chairman Adam Parr during the German Grand Prix weekend, although admits that he is in no rush to finalise a deal.

Micklewright Joins AFS Racing

January 14th, 2011

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INDIANAPOLIS — Veteran motorsports executive Neil Micklewright has joined Firestone Indy Lights team AFS Racing as general manager/vice president of operations. “I am absolutely delighted to have been given this opportunity by [team owner] Mr

Randolph Joins Rusty Wallace Racing

December 29th, 2010

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Veteran crew chief Doug Randolph has joined Rusty Wallace Racing, where he will lead the No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota driven by Steve Wallace in 2011.

Barrichello expects ‘aggressive’ design

November 23rd, 2010

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Barrichello expects ‘aggressive’ design

Rubens Barrichello says he is excited about the ‘aggressive’ design approach that Williams is taking to its 2011 car, though he stopped short of predicting that the team will take a big step forward next season.